Natural Disasters SES volunteers supervised the last vehicle crossing of the flood-hit Calico Creek bridge last weekend – and Steve Burgess was very glad to see them.

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National RICHMOND MP Justine Elliot has stepped down as Federal Ageing Minister to take up a position as parliamentary secretary for the Trade portfolio.

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National LABOR Party leader Julia Gillard will form a minority federal government after winning the support of key rural independents.

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National THE seat of Flynn has become embroiled in a ballot bungle with an investigation now underway into the incorrect handling of 452 postal votes.

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Federal Election 2010 THE Bob Katter persona you've seen and read about everywhere this week is, well, pretty close to the real thing.

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National INDEPENDENT MP Bob Katter is bunkered down in Canberra with fellow independents Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott.